The ultimate goal of the legislation is to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that many scientists say contribute to global climate change and its consequences: melting ice caps, rising sea levels drowning polar bears and so forth. …
June 9, 2009
May 13, 2009
Commentary: Polar bear protection shouldn't influence global …
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar made a call for common sense last week. He agreed with the Bush administration that the Endangered Species Act should not be used to drive reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. extra description.
May 12, 2009
Obama Admin Agrees With Bush: Endangered Species Won't Drive …
The rule prevents the Endangered Species Act from being used to curb greenhouse gas emissions, even though those emissions contribute to the shrinking of polar bear habitat by causing global warming and melting Arctic sea ice. …
May 11, 2009
C.O.P.S.: Obama agrees with Bush on Polar Bear Hoax
The issue is over whether to protect polar bear habitat by restricting greenhouse gas emissions outside of polar bear habitat. Back in 2008, Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne said no, we’re not going to do that, and issued a rule to …
May 9, 2009
Obama administration won't reverse Bush ruling on polar bears …
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says the government will not use the Endangered Species Act to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, even though climate change has been called a threat to polar bears. The Interior.